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THIS PAGE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATI ON AUTHORITY FISCAL YEAR 2007 CAPITAL BUDGET FISCAL YEARS 2007-201 8 CAPITAL PROGRAM AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPROVED BY THE SEPTA BOARD JUNE 22, 2006 Photographs on Cover (Left to Right) Top Row: Market Frankford Line 56th Street Station; R5 Chalfont Station & Bridge 5.76 on the R2 Warminster Line. Bottom Row: Route 13 Yeadon Trolley Loop, Frankford Transportation Center Parking Garage (September 2006 Opening) & West Chester Transportation Center and Parking Garage (Courtesy of the Chester County Planning Commission). TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NUMBER I. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................... 4 II. Funding Outlook................................................................................................................................................. 12 III. Major Transit Planning Studies........................................................................................................................... 20 IV. Fiscal Year 2007 Capital Budget List of Projects................................................................................................ 23 V. Fiscal Years 2007-2010 Capital Program List of Projects.................................................................................. 27 VI. Fiscal Years 2007-2010 Project Descriptions Broad Street Subway Stations Rehabilitation.............................................................................................. 31 Bus Purchase Program................................................................................................................................ 32 Capital Asset Lease Program...................................................................................................................... 34 City Hall Station Rehabilitation..................................................................................................................... 35 Debt Service................................................................................................................................................ 36 Elwyn to Wawa Rail Service........................................................................................................................ 37 Escalator/Elevator Program......................................................................................................................... 38 Fare Collection System Upgrade................................................................................................................. 40 Flexible Highway Funding.............................................................................................................................41 Infrastructure Safety and Renewal Program................................................................................................ 42 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont’d) PAGE NUMBER VI. Fiscal Years 2007-2010 Project Descriptions (cont’d) Market Street Elevated Reconstruction Program......................................................................................... 44 New Starts – Schuylkill Valley, Cross County, and Route 100 Extension.................................................... 46 Paoli Transportation Center......................................................................................................................... 48 Paratransit Vehicle Acquisition.................................................................................................................... 49 R5 Paoli Line Improvements - Amtrak......................................................................................................... 50 Rail Stations and Parking Improvement Program........................................................................................ 51 Regional Rail Car Acquisition...................................................................................................................... 52 Regional Rail Substation Improvements...................................................................................................... 53 Safety and Security Improvements...............................................................................................................54 SMART Stations.......................................................................................................................................... 55 State of Good Repair Initiatives................................................................................................................... 56 Station Accessibility..................................................................................................................................... 58 System Improvements Program.................................................................................................................. 59 Transit Enhancements................................................................................................................................. 61 Utility Fleet Renewal.....................................................................................................................................62 Vehicle Overhaul Program........................................................................................................................... 63 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont’d) PAGE NUMBER VII. Fiscal Years 2011-2018 Capital Program List of Projects...................................................................................65 VIII. Fiscal Years 2011-2018 Capital Program Project Descriptions.......................................................................... 68 IX. Fiscal Years 2007-2018 Programming Schedule............................................................................................... 75 PIE CHARTS: Fiscal Year 2007 Capital Funding by Category.................................................................................................................. 10 Fiscal Year 2007 Capital Funding by Source ..................................................................................................................... 18 3 INTRODUCTION 4 INTRODUCTION About SEPTA The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is the nation’s sixth-largest public transportation system. The Authority is an instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, created by the State Legislature, and is a vital regional asset. SEPTA’s service area includes the heavily populated southeastern Pennsylvania counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia. This area encompasses approximately 2,200 square miles. The SEPTA system serves over one-half million customers daily and provides approximately 299 million (unlinked) passenger trips, annually. SEPTA’s service also extends to Trenton and West Trenton, New Jersey and Newark, Delaware. SEPTA is a multi-modal transit system as it provides a vast network of fixed-route services including bus, subway, subway- elevated, regional rail, light rail, and trackless trolley, as well as customized community service. In Philadelphia, City Transit Operations serves a network of 82 subway-elevated, light rail, trackless trolley and bus routes generating approximately 858,000 (unlinked) passenger trips per day. SEPTA’s Railroad Operations serves all five counties with a network of thirteen regional rail lines, serving approximately 106,000 (unlinked) passengers trips per day. This service also operates to Newark, Delaware and to Trenton and West Trenton, New Jersey. Suburban Operations (Victory and Frontier Divisions) provides service in the suburbs, north and west of the City of Philadelphia, with a network of 47 bus and light rail routes generating approximately 62,900 (unlinked) passenger trips per day. Customized Community Transportation (CCT) serves Philadelphia and the surrounding counties and schedules approximately 6,800 customized trips daily for seniors and persons with disabilities. SEPTA’s five small bus circulator and shuttle services connect fixed route operations to business, health and educational centers, as well as to park and ride facilities. These services currently provide transportation for approximately 2,900 passengers per day. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is one of the region’s largest employers with a workforce of approximately 8,800 employees. 5 IINNTTRROODDUUCCTTIIOONN Making Our System Great A major factor in achieving SEPTA’s business goals is long term investment of capital dollars to upgrade existing facilities and implement service improvements. SEPTA invests millions of dollars to upgrade its vehicles and infrastructure. Here are some examples of capital investment projects. Route 15 Girard Avenue Light Rail Line R5 Doylestown Line Market-Frankford Line Remanufactured PCC Car New Britain Station High-Level Platform Market Street West New Guideway Media-Sharon Hill Line R5 Fort Washington Station West Chester Transportation Center Installation of New Crossties Construction of High-Level Platforms Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 6